...Executive Summary With the world demand for oil and gas is increasing and likely to increase further and as a developing country creating a best way to produce oil and gas to the unlimited demand. Petroliam Nasional Berhad(PETRONAS) has decided to analyse its business venture in three different countries all over the world. The countries are United States, China and Russia. Investing in international country may give out some financial risk. This paper is discussing the method Petronas can use to overcome all the financial risk in United States, China and Russia. A study on the derivative market of all the three countries is done to measure the risks and to know the ways to overcome the risks. Besides, this paper also discusses the taxation of every each country and how Petronas can minimize the tax burden. At the end of this paper, a conclusion is made (based on the criteria mention above) to which country to invest with different proportion. 1.0 Company Background and Risk Profile 1.1 Introduction to Oil and Gas industry in Malaysia Malaysia is one of the largest net exporters of oil and gases its region and the world. They have many gas and oil deposits on land and in the oceans surrounding the country. The country produces almost 2% of the world’s natural gas and nearly 13% of the world’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) and is ranked 25th in oil production in the world producing more than 750,000...
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...industry resulting in many steel companies’ sales declining (Nucor, 2013). This can be attributed to steel producers being reluctant to cut prices in spite of lower demand. Many of these issues coming from declining sales have said to have been rooted from China’s inexpensive sales of cheap steel products (Gael, G., 2013). Nucor’s CEO has pleaded for restrictions to be made on trade of Chinese made steel (Gael, 2013). India is in the world’s top 10 largest economies by nominal gross domestic product (GDP), the 7th largest country and is the 2nd most populated country; this means that the country has much to offer. India’s economy is still growing and opportunities are readily available for MNCs to take advantage of once they overcome certain hurdles or barriers that come along with doing India. Companies must take...
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...Case Study on PepsiCo’s Use of Financial Derivatives 1. Introduction 1.1 PepsiCo’s History The Pepsi-Cola Company was incorporated in 1919 by Caleb Bradham, the inventor of the Pepsi-Cola soft drink. PepsiCo became a multinational beverage and snack food company in 1965 when Pepsi-Cola merged with Frito-Lay. Since the 1965 merger PepsiCo has expanded its operations by acquiring Quaker-Oats, Tropicana, and Gatorade brands. With sales of $66.86 billion in 2014 and with products sold in over 200 countries, PepsiCo is one of the leading food and beverage companies in the world (PepsiCo, 2014). 1.2 PepsiCo’s Industry The beverage and snack food industries are both in the mature stage in their life cycles, and companies in these industries largely depend on product innovation, brand recognition, and low prices to remain competitive. Like all companies PepsiCo faces risk of increases in operating expenses and decreases in net income due to market risk. Companies in PepsiCo’s industry have been forced to expand its product offerings into healthy foods and drinks due to an insurgent health and wellness in American culture. 1.3 PepsiCo’s Competitors PepsiCo’s top competitors consist of The Coca-Cola Company, Dr Pepper Snapple Group, and Nestle; additionally, because PepsiCo is a multinational company it must also compete with countless local snack and beverage companies across the globe. Coca-Cola has been viewed as PepsiCo’s main rival for around 100 years, and the competition...
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...Annual Report and Form 20-F 2013 bp.com/annualreport Building a stronger, safer BP Who we are BP is one of the world’s leading integrated oil and gas companies.a We aim to create long-term value for shareholders by helping to meet growing demand for energy in a safe and responsible way. We strive to be a world-class operator, a responsible corporate citizen and a good employer. Through our work we provide customers with fuel for transportation, energy for heat and light, lubricants to keep engines moving and the petrochemicals products used to make everyday items as diverse as paints, clothes and packaging. Our projects and operations help to generate employment, investment and tax revenues in countries and communities around the world. We employ more than 80,000 people, mostly in Europe and the US. As a global group, our interests and activities are held or operated through subsidiaries, branches, joint arrangements or associates established in – and subject to the laws and regulations of – many different jurisdictions. The UK is a centre for trading, legal, finance, research and technology and other business functions. We have well-established operations in Europe, the US, Canada, Russia, South America, Australasia, Asia and parts of Africa. a On the basis of market capitalization, proved reserves and production. Annual Report and Form 20-F 2013 bp.com/annualreport Front cover imagery Our second BP-operated development in Angola consists of four oil fields – Plutão, Saturno...
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...SATAKUNNAN AMMATTIKORKEAKOULU SATAKUNTA UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES Anna Tulinen FACING THE CHALLENGES IN EXPORTING TO RUSSIA SCHOOL OF BUSINESS RAUMA Degree Programme in International Business and Marketing Logistics 2007 TIIVISTELMÄ VENÄJÄN VIENNIN HAASTEIDEN KOHTAAMINEN Tulinen, Anna Satakunnan ammattikorkeakoulu International Business and Marketing Logistics Liiketalouden Rauman yksikkö Tammikuu 2007 Tanhua, Daniela Sivumäärä: 85 Avainsanat: kansainvälinen kauppa, vienti, Venäjä Opinnäytetyön aiheena on Venäjän viennin ongelmien tutkiminen. Työ pitää sisällään teoreettisen osuuden, jonka pohjalta empiirinen tutkimus on tehty. Tarkoituksena oli selvittää minkälaisia ongelmia pienet ja keskisuuret suomalaiset yritykset kohtaavat viedessään tuotteitaan Venäjälle. Venäjän WTO-jäsenyysneuvottelut ovat loppuvaiheessaan ja työn tarkoituksena on myös eritellä niitä etuja, joita tuo jäsenyys saattaa tuoda mukanaan Venäjän kauppaa käyville yrityksille. Teoreettinen osuus kuvailee kansainvälistä kauppaa ja vientiä. Osassa, joka käsittelee kansainvälistä kauppaa, kuvaillaan lyhyesti kansainvälistä markkinointi ympäristöä sekä luetellaan kansainvälisen kaupan esteet ja ne syyt, joiden mukaan valtiot pyrkivät estämään kansainvälistä kauppaa. Kappaleen loppu keskittyy käsittelemään logistiikan tärkeyttä ja ongelmia kansainvälisessä kaupassa. Viennin osuudessa käsitellään viennin peruskäsitteitä sekä kansainvälisen kaupan dokumentaatiota ja tullin roolia. Viitekehys yhdistää...
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...Question 1 1. Differences in operations ACTAVIS | DRL | * Selling, General and Administrative expensesThe SGA expenses have risen as a percentage of the Net Revenues of Actavis in 2012 by 55%. The number of employees have gone up from 6686 to 17700 (refer Employees sub-topic in Page 22 of 2011 and 2012 10K reports) through these acquisitions and this has significantly contributed to the increase in the Administrative expenses of the organization. | * Selling, General and Administrative expensesThough SGA expense has significantly risen in 2012 when compared to the rise in 2011, the amount spent on selling, general and administrative activities has steadily reduced in proportion to the net revenue of the organization each year.This increase was primarily on account of the following: * increased personnel costs, due to annual raises and new recruitments; * higher distribution costs, due to increases in sales volumes and freight cost increases; and * impact of depreciation of the Indian rupee against multiple currencies in the markets in which we operate.(Refer Pg 72 in 2012 20F Application) | * Research and DevelopmentActavis has more than doubled its investment in R&D within the organization over the years since 2009 (Pg 5). From 2011 alone Actavis’s internal investment has risen by 36%. Close to 7% of the Net revenue is maintained as R&D expense every year. | * Research and DevelopmentResearch and development expenses increased by 17% during...
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...NIKE INC FORMReport) 10-K (Annual Filed 07/23/13 for the Period Ending 05/31/13 Address Telephone CIK Symbol SIC Code Industry Sector Fiscal Year ONE BOWERMAN DR BEAVERTON, OR 97005-6453 5036713173 0000320187 NKE 3021 - Rubber and Plastics Footwear Footwear Consumer Cyclical 05/31 http://www.edgar-online.com © Copyright 2013, EDGAR Online, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Distribution and use of this document restricted under EDGAR Online, Inc. Terms of Use. Table of Contents UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 10-K (Mark One) ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED May 31, 2013 OR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM TO . Commission File No. 1-10635 (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) OREGON (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) One Bowerman Drive Beaverton, Oregon (Address of principal executive offices) (503) 671-6453 93-0584541 (IRS Employer Identification No.) 97005-6453 (Zip Code) (Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code) SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OF THE ACT: Class B Common Stock (Title of Each Class) New York Stock Exchange (Name of Each Exchange on Which Registered) SECURITIES REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(G) OF THE ACT: NONE Indicate by check mark • • • if the registrant is a well-known...
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...MasterCard Incorporated Company Profile Publication Date: 17 Jun 2011 www.datamonitor.com Europe, Middle East & Africa 119 Farringdon Road London EC1R 3DA United Kingdom t: +44 20 7551 9000 f: +44 20 7551 9090 e: euroinfo@datamonitor.com Americas 245 5th Avenue 4th Floor New York, NY 10016 USA t: +1 212 686 7400 f: +1 212 686 2626 e: usinfo@datamonitor.com Asia Pacific Level 46 2 Park Street Sydney, NSW 2000 Australia t: +61 2 8705 6900 f: +61 2 8088 7405 e: apinfo@datamonitor.com MasterCard Incorporated ABOUT DATAMONITOR Datamonitor is a leading business information company specializing in industry analysis. Through its proprietary databases and wealth of expertise, Datamonitor provides clients with unbiased expert analysis and in depth forecasts for six industry sectors: Healthcare, Technology, Automotive, Energy, Consumer Markets, and Financial Services. The company also advises clients on the impact that new technology and eCommerce will have on their businesses. Datamonitor maintains its headquarters in London, and regional offices in New York, Frankfurt, and Hong Kong. The company serves the world's largest 5000 companies. Datamonitor's premium reports are based on primary research with industry panels and consumers. We gather information on market segmentation, market growth and pricing, competitors and products. Our experts then interpret this data to produce detailed forecasts and actionable recommendations, helping you create new business opportunities...
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...Introduction 2. Theories of money 3. Evolution of money 3.1. Kinds of modern money 3.2 Analysis of structure of monetary weight of Republic Kazakhstan on 2010. 3.3. Money in the world countries 4. Conclusion 1. Introduction Money is the major attribute of market economy. The monetary system functions, stability of economic development of the country in many respects depends. Studying of the nature and the basic functions of money, process of evolution of monetary systems, the organisations and developments of monetary circulation, the reasons, consequences and methods of struggle against inflation is necessary for the subsequent analysis of features of functioning of all financial system. Businessmen in the economic activities constantly deal with monetary units of the country and the foreign states. Money - the historical category inherent in commodity manufacture. Before occurrence of money barter took place. The goods which were used daily concern the most ancient kinds of money, and at an exchange served as a universal equivalent: food (cattle, salt, tea, grain, rice, etc.), fur (skins of fur animals), an instrument of labour (mattocks, axes, knifes, shovels), ornaments (rings, bracelets, chains). Gradually the role of money has passed to metals, at first in the form of ingots of the different form, and since VII century BC - in the form of stamping coins....
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...Pittsburgh, US. Country Status for listed companies as of April 2010 Argentina Required for fiscal years beginning on or after 1 January 2011 Australia Brazil Canada Required for all private sector reporting entities and as the basis for public sector reporting since 2005 Required for consolidated financial statements of banks and listed companies from 31 December 2010 and for individual company accounts progressively since January 2008 Required from 1 January 2011 for all listed entities and permitted for private sector entities including not-for-profit organizations Country China Status for listed companies as of April 2010 Substantially converged national standards European All member states of the EU are required to use IFRSs as adopted by the EU for listed Union companies since 2005 France Germany India Indonesia Italy Japan Mexico Required via EU adoption and implementation process since 2005 Required via EU adoption and implementation process since 2005 India is converging with IFRSs at a date to be confirmed. Convergence process ongoing; a decision about a target date for full compliance with IFRSs is expected to be made in 2012 Required via EU adoption and implementation process since 2005 Permitted from 2010 for a number of...
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...bpAnnual Report and Form 20-F 2010 bp.com/annualreport What’s inside? 5 Business review 6 8 10 12 14 34 40 55 61 63 68 76 78 81 Chairman’s letter Board of directors Group chief executive’s letter Progress in 2010 Group overview Gulf of Mexico oil spill Exploration and Production Refining and Marketing Other businesses and corporate Liquidity and capital resources Corporate responsibility Research and technology Regulation of the group’s business Certain definitions 123 Additional information for shareholders 124 127 127 128 129 130 133 134 135 135 135 137 137 138 138 139 139 139 140 Critical accounting policies Property, plants and equipment Share ownership Major shareholders and related party transactions Dividends Legal proceedings Relationships with suppliers and contractors Share prices and listings Material contracts Exchange controls Taxation Documents on display Purchases of equity securities by the issuer and affiliated purchasers Fees and charges payable by a holder of ADSs Fees and payments made by the Depositary to the issuer Called-up share capital Administration Annual general meeting Exhibits BP Annual Report and Form 20-F 2010 83 Directors and senior management 84 87 Directors and senior management Directors’ interests 89 Corporate governance 90 105 106 106 107 108 Board performance report Corporate governance practices Code of ethics Controls and procedures Principal accountants’ fees and services Memorandum and Articles of Association 141...
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...SOME OF THE IFMIS APPLICATION SOFTWARE SOLUTIONS Introduction The original version of this document has been developed by a consultant firm (CJSC Avicomp Services, Russia) as an annex to the System Design report prepared during the design of Public Financial Management System (PFMS) in Moldova for the Ministry of Finance (MoF) in December 2005. The purpose of this study was to better understand the capabilities of some of the application software (ASW) modules (commercial-off-the-shelf software packages) in order to assess the level of customization needed to meet the MoF technical requirements while implementing an integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) in Moldova. This study shows that all ASW solutions can provide the desired core Treasury (budget execution) functions with minimal customization. Additional PFM functions can be supported through custom developed software and be integrated with these software packages to provide the full PFMS functionality. In 2006, the MoF kindly agreed to share this annex with other public sector organizations and related specialists for their internal use while designing or studying the PFM systems. This document is intended to present the functional modules of several available ASW solutions which were implemented in similar projects in Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region of the World Bank. A summary of PFMS functions vs modules of selected ASW is presented below: • • • FreeBalance eFinancials Oracle E-Business Suite...
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...quality and are respected household names—Quaker Oats, Tropicana, Gatorade, Lay’s and Pepsi-Cola, to name a few—we will continue to build a portfolio of enjoyable and wholesome foods and beverages, find innovative ways to reduce the use of energy, water and packaging, and provide a great workplace for our associates. Additionally, we will respect, support and invest in the local communities where we operate, by hiring local people, creating products designed for local tastes and partnering with local farmers, governments and community groups. Because a healthier future for all people and our planet means a more successful future for PepsiCo. This is our promise. PerFormance To all our investors… It’s a promise to strive to deliver superior, sustainable financial performance.* Our GOals and COmmitments toP line: • Grow international revenues at two times real global GdP growth rate. • Grow savory snack and liquid refreshment beverage market share in the top 20 markets. • Sustain or improve brand equity scores for Pepsico’s 19 billion-dollar brands in top 10 markets. • rank among the top two suppliers in customer (retail partner) surveys where third-party measures exist. bottom line: • continue to expand division operating margins. • increase cash flow in proportion to net income growth over three-year windows. • deliver total shareholder returns in the top quartile of our industry group. corPorate Governance and valueS: • utilize a robust corporate Governance structure to...
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...services for small and medium-sized businesses are the local population, residents of nearby towns and villages. In addition, their products and services are used by private firms and entrepreneurs, government institutions, trade and intermediary organizations. The important role of small and medium-sized businesses is that it provides a significant number of new jobs, saturates the market with new products and services to meet needs of large enterprises, as well as produce special products and services. In the current market conditions in Russia, small and medium businesses is one of the most promising forms of management. However, small and medium-sized businesses do not occupy the place which they enjoyed in developed countries, where the number of such enterprises is over 80% of the total number of enterprises. In this sector of the economy in developed countries, employs two-thirds of employees, manufactures more than half of GDP. Russia falls far short of market economies on these indicators. The share of small business in Russia's GDP is no more than 10-11%, the value of fixed assets in industry - a little over 3%. The statistical data show : Number of medium-sized enterprises (including geographically separate units), unit medium-sized organizations, Russian Federation Total | |2010 | |January - March |17583...
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...00 01 02 03 04 500 400 300 200 100 00 01 02 03 04 Number of Active Representatives Worldwide IN MILLIONS Capital Expenditures $ IN MILLIONS Year-end Market Capitalization $ IN BILLIONS 5.0 4.0 3.0 2.0 1.0 00 01 02 03 04 250 200 150 100 50 00 01 02 03 04 20 16 12 8 4 00 01 02 03 04 Global Beauty 23 25 Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations 25 Cautionary Statement 25 Overview 27 Critical Accounting Estimates 30 Results of Operations – Consolidated 35 Segment Review 42 Liquidity and Capital Resources 44 Risk Management Strategies and Market Rate Sensitive Instruments 46 Contingencies 48 Accounting Changes 49 Market For Avon’s Common Stock 50 Consolidated Statements of Income 51 Consolidated Balance Sheets 52 Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows 53 Consolidated Statements of Changes in Shareholders’ Equity 54 Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements 88 Management’s Report of Internal Control Over Financial Reporting 89 Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Contents 90 Eleven-Year Review Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations Dollars in millions, except per share...
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